Kern High High Schools
23 schools ranked by Scope Score — exceeded vs. met standard, growth, absenteeism, suspension, and baseline proficiency.
District vs. State
District Analysis
Consistency: Score range of 59.5 points — showing significant variation between schools.
Absenteeism: District chronic absenteeism averages 18.0%, 0.2pp near the state average of 18.2%.
Suspensions: District suspension rate averages 8.2%, below the state average of 1.7%.
Top school: Frontier High leads the district at 74.6 with 24.7% exceeding standard.
High Schools (23)
Kern High has 23 ranked high schools averaging a Scope Score of 42.0 — 8.0 points below the state average of 50.0.
The highest-scoring high school is Frontier High with a Scope Score of 74.6 and 24.7% exceeding standard.
| # | School | County | Exceeded | Met+ | Absent | Susp. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Frontier High
74.6
Kern High 🌱 Building Momentum
|
Kern | 24.7% | 51.4% | 12.6% | 4.2% |
| 2 |
Stockdale High
72.5
Kern High 🌱 Building Momentum
|
Kern | 33.3% | 57.4% | 11.4% | 4.7% |
| 3 |
Liberty High
71.0
Kern High 🌱 Building Momentum
|
Kern | 22.2% | 50.9% | 13.0% | 3.8% |
| 4 |
Centennial High
64.2
Kern High 🌱 Building Momentum
|
Kern | 23.0% | 52.3% | 11.7% | 5.6% |
| 5 |
Independence High
56.7
Kern High 🌱 Building Momentum
|
Kern | 18.7% | 42.6% | 15.3% | 8.5% |
| 6 |
Golden Valley High
53.3
Kern High 🌱 Building Momentum
|
Kern | 14.4% | 38.5% | 14.1% | 5.3% |
| 7 |
Highland High
52.2
Kern High 🌱 Building Momentum
|
Kern | 12.2% | 35.2% | 16.1% | 6.9% |
| 8 |
Shafter High
45.9
Kern High 🌱 Building Momentum
|
Kern | 8.2% | 29.6% | 20.2% | 4.4% |
| 9 |
Foothill High
43.4
Kern High 🌱 Building Momentum
|
Kern | 9.9% | 31.0% | 20.8% | 9.9% |
| 10 |
Kern High 🌱 Building Momentum
|
Kern | 11.3% | 32.3% | 26.3% | 11.9% |
| 11 |
Arvin High
41.0
Kern High 🌱 Building Momentum
|
Kern | 9.3% | 33.1% | 22.6% | 5.9% |
| 12 |
Del Oro High
40.8
Kern High 🌱 Building Momentum
|
Kern | 6.6% | 22.9% | 29.8% | 7.1% |
| 13 |
West High
39.2
Kern High 🌱 Building Momentum
|
Kern | 9.2% | 33.2% | 22.8% | 8.1% |
| 14 |
Bakersfield High
38.7
Kern High 🌱 Building Momentum
|
Kern | 8.8% | 29.7% | 19.2% | 9.8% |
| 15 |
North High
37.3
Kern High 🌱 Building Momentum
|
Kern | 11.2% | 31.1% | 27.0% | 13.8% |
| 16 |
Mira Monte High
36.5
Kern High 🌱 Building Momentum
|
Kern | 5.7% | 19.6% | 17.9% | 11.5% |
| 17 |
Kern High 🌱 Building Momentum
|
Kern | 0.0% | 4.6% | 4.3% | 13.5% |
| 18 |
Kern Valley High
25.7
Kern High 🌱 Building Momentum
|
Kern | 4.2% | 20.9% | 32.6% | 9.0% |
| 19 |
Kern High 🌱 Building Momentum
|
Kern | 1.1% | 5.3% | 10.7% | 8.7% |
| 20 |
Kern High 🌱 Building Momentum
|
Kern | 1.8% | 7.7% | 6.0% | 15.8% |
| 21 |
Kern High 🌱 Building Momentum
|
Kern | 0.0% | 7.0% | 11.6% | 8.0% |
| 22 |
Kern High 🌱 Building Momentum
|
Kern | 0.4% | 2.8% | 12.5% | 8.5% |
| 23 |
Kern High 🌱 Building Momentum
|
Kern | 0.2% | 4.7% | 36.0% | 4.8% |
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology
Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data, not official CDE ratings. They represent one way of interpreting test results and should not be the sole basis for school decisions.